mrmike

My new project is the Revell of Germany Volkswagen T2 Bus. This will have a two-tone Tamiya TS-26 Pure White paint over orange plastic scheme and Tamiya TS-13 Gloss Clearcoat. To be built box stock, maybe with a some ignition wiring and whitewall tires. This is an easy-click system model with 109 parts, so no glue is necessary. But, I may use some if needed. I was inspired by Tim Rhine, the Associate Treasurer of my Classic Plastic Model Club to get this kit and build it. I have already started masking the body for the two-tone paint scheme. More VW to come...

Thank you James! Those seats are from the Revell '30 Model A Coupe. They are not in the Revell '29 Model A Roadster

Thank you guys! This started out as a spare parts build and a member of my Model Club gave me the kit minus a few parts that he needed for a Club Build-Off. I used everything else and made this '29 Model A Roadster.

Thanks James! This was originally for a Christmas Build-Off elsewhere and we all ran out of time with unfinished projects. I'm trying to push this project along, but life keeps getting in the way!

The Story McNally had gotten the ‘Cuda running again and he spent a considerable amount of time during the afternoon trying to fine tune the engine by ear as best as he can. He parks the car in the garage and locks the garage doors. In the house, he starts his dinner by placing a TV dinner in the microwave and heating it. After he eats, he sits down in his easy chair and watches TV with a cold beer in his hand. While he is watching TV, the doorbell rings and he gets up to answer it. A large, well-dressed man is standing in the doorway. “Can I help you,” asks the Boston PI. The man says, “I’m Damian Rockler. Mr. Cannon would like a word with you.” “Sure,” replies the Boston PI. McNally walks out of the house and off the porch to a white Mercedes-Benz S-Class Limo parked at the curb. Mr. Rockler opens the door and McNally gets into the car. Inside the car is Alexander Cannon reading the Wall St. Journal and smoking a cigar. He puts the paper down and says, “McNally, Mr. Virden is no longer working for me. Mr. Rockler is my new assistant to call if you ever need anything from me.” “Ok, Mr. Cannon. Thank you for the update.” “Good night McNally.” “Good night sir.” McNally gets out of the Limo and Mr. Rockler gets into the car and the Limo drives away down the street. The Build The body and the chassis are now one. I have been adding emergency lights to the grille and on the rear package shelf behind the rear headrests. McNally will return...

My '29 Ford Model A Roadster Lowboy is complete and posted in Under Glass. I would like to thank everyone who has viewed and commented on my WIP.

This is my '29 Ford Model A Roadster Lowboy. It is painted with Tamiya TS-53 Deep Metallic Blue. The model features a wired small block Chevy with three deuces with an automatic transmission, chrome mag wheels with tri-bar knockoffs. It also has a '32 front grille and scratch-built radiator supports.

Thanks Bil! The instructions skip around worse than I do sometimes. A little accuracy goes a long way!

I have this kit in the stash and I am hoping to build it sometime this year. I think I will follow along and watch this build and look for tips and tricks to building this fine kit!

Yeah, I kinda figured that was the answer. Somehow the '29 without the spreader bar doesn't look right to me. I'll add the spreader bar to enhance the look. There are issues with the instructions!

So, I was staring at the box art and I noticed something is wrong. I verified what I saw by looking at my '29 Ford Lowboy Roadster...there is no spreader bar on the front of the frame! But, I do remember putting one on my previous '29 Ford Highboy Roadster with a piece of sprue that I had on the bench. I checked the instructions and there is no spreader bar mentioned anywhere. It shows up on step 4 and disappears on step 5 and shows up again on step 6. I guess I'm making one, but this time it will be chromed! More Model A to come...

Getting the headlights to look the same requires trial and error. The idea here is to look at your headlights from the front to make sure they are level and then from the top or above your model to be sure that they are facing in the right direction. And, you got to do it before your glue sets up. I'm sorry if I didn't take your comment as a joke. When it comes to model building, I have a tendency to take it a little bit too seriously. Now that I look at it, it is a little bit funny.

You are correct! I haven't mounted the headlights or the windshield since I have been trying to adjust several other items on the Model A. Mounting the headlights and the windshield will come shortly.

Thanks Dann! I need to get back to this build soon. So much left to do on it!

Thanks Jeremy!

The seats were found in the Revell '30 Ford Model A Coupe. I used the extra dashboard from the AMT '32 Ford Phaeton for this build. I detailed the center of the dash, installed it after cutting it down and then I added the steering wheel. I added the taillights and the license plate holder. This mess is the windshield which was slightly warped. I hope this helps or I will have to figure another way to add the windshield. More Model A to come...

I have completed the interior. I added the front grille and headlights and I painted the center grille divider. Hunter will return...

The pins I have are not long enough, but I do have nice shiny wire which looks great once I have straightened them out for this purpose. Thanks for the tip, Jim! I took the Model A apart this morning and rebuilt it, but I am still not 100% happy with it. The engine was removed and reinstalled straighter, but it is still off to the left side slightly. I added an engine fan to take up the space in front of the engine and behind the radiator. Even though there is an electric fan, the engine fan looks like it should be there. I drilled out the holes in the radiator for the support rods and the radiator was tipped back to give it some rack. More Model A to come...

Apparently, I didn't sand the old paint enough and my glossy wet paint dried into a semigloss finish. The more I look at this, the more I like it! It seems to fit the theme I have for this rod. I added two radiator support rods made from some wire I had in the drawer. The tough part was getting the bends out of the wire. More Model A to come...

The Story It is 8:30 PM as Adam drives out to a crime scene in an alley. The blue lights flashing off the walls of the buildings gets brighter and brighter as he gets closer to the scene. He gets out of his Dodge Charger PPV Detective’s Car and clips his badge to the lapel of his jacket as he approaches the tape line being guarded by a patrol officer who lifts the tape for him. “Evening, Lt. Troy,” says the officer. “Evening, Off. Treagan,” Adam replies. Adam walks towards the body lying on the ground with several officers and the Coroner standing next to the body. Det. Darvell looks up at Adam and he updates the Lieutenant. “A 39 year old male, 5 ft. 11 inches tall, approximately 170 Lbs. Shot in the back of the head, execution style with a small caliber gun, possibly a .22. His name is Lucas Virden. Our murder suspect is now a murder victim.” “I would guess this would be Cannon cleaning house. Call the Organized Crime Bureau and get them over here. They’ll want to look at this.” “Yes, Lieutenant,” says Darvell. Adam stands back and watches his people work the scene. The Coroner performing a preliminary inspection, other detectives looking around for clues and evidence, Darvell on his cellphone talking to someone in OCB. After a few minutes, he walks back over to Darvell who has since ended his phone call. “I’m leaving this in your hands, Steve. I’m heading home.” “Yes, Lieutenant. See you in the morning.” Adam walks back to his Charger, gets in and starts the car and drives out of the alley. The Build I polished the Charger body and I burnt through some spots and decided to give the entire body another two coats of paint. Now for some detailing and assembly! McNally will return...

Thanks Bill!

Another two coats of paint and soon the '29 Lowboy will be ready for final assembly! It appears that my flash highlighted the door lines of the model. More Model A to come...

Spent some time polishing the Monaco today with NuFinish Scratch Doctor. The results were stupendious! The paint is so shiny that you could read the Scratch Doctor label! Hunter will return...

I went and added the headers to the engine and realized that the ignition wiring was going to interfer with the headers. I removed the wiring from the engine block, added the headers and then reinstalled the ignition wiring. I did have to redrill some of the spark plug holes and the rewiring with a pair of tweezers and a magnifier was a lot of fun...NOT! More Model A to come...

I just saw this and I must say, it is nice!!! Good job, John!